Personal information | |
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Born: | Huntington Beach, California | January 13, 1995
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 229 lb (104 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Edison (CA) |
College: | Penn |
Position: | Quarterback |
Undrafted: | 2017 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Alek Torgersen (born January 13, 1995) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at Penn.[1]
Torgersen signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2017.[2] He was waived by the Falcons on September 2, 2017.[3]
On September 4, 2017, Torgersen was signed to the Washington Redskins' practice squad.[4] He was released on October 3, 2017.[5]
On December 27, 2017, Torgersen was signed to the Detroit Lions' practice squad.[6] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Lions on January 1, 2018.[7]
On April 4, 2018, he was waived by the Lions.[8]
On April 5, 2018, Torgersen was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Cardinals.[9] He was waived on May 7, 2018.[10]
On August 6, 2018, Torgersen signed with the Arizona Hotshots of the AAF for the 2019 season.[11][12]
Torgersen was drafted by the Birmingham Iron on November 27, 2018 in the 2019 AAF QB Draft.[13] He was waived by the Iron on January 15, 2019, before the start of the regular season.[14]
During the 2019 AAF season, Torgersen was picked up by the San Diego Fleet after starting quarterback Philip Nelson was placed on injured reserve on March 4.[15] The league ceased operations in April 2019.[16]